National Political Prisoner Coalition
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Robert Malecki died in Sweden on September 24, 2024, at age 81. His anti-war activity, imprisonment and decades abroad connected him to the history of American draft resistance.
The drone-program whistleblower left prison in February 2024 and completed home confinement on July 5.
The National Political Prisoner Coalition has launched a billboard campaign in the greater Storrs, Connecticut area demanding that prosecutors drop all charges against the UConn 26...
On Leonard Peltier’s 80th birthday, NPPC called for a presidential pardon and his release from federal prison.
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Four activists faced prosecution after a November 2023 action at Elbit Systems in New Hampshire. A later plea agreement required 60 days in jail.
The pipeline activist’s sentencing appeal turned on whether the judge would have imposed the same term without the disputed enhancement.
Winner received a 63-month sentence in 2018 and left prison in June 2021. The sentence length should not be confused with the time she spent inside.
Seven members of the MOVE Nine were paroled between 2018 and 2020. Two died in prison, and two others died after release.
A July 2024 federal indictment followed Goonan’s June arrest in an investigation into fires at UC Berkeley.
The U.S. Parole Commission denied Peltier’s application after his first hearing since 2009, prompting renewed calls for clemency.
A time-served sentence ended Assange’s U.S. criminal case in June 2024 after more than five years in a British prison.